Obama Change

Hope, Change and The Long Road: One Year Later

Bob Cesca | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


Bob Cesca

It's been exactly one year since Barack Obama was elected, and it's becoming increasingly clear that the president hasn't fixed the whole world yet. Then again, he never promised such a thing.

Is This as Good as It Gets From Obama?

Bill Maher | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


Bill Maher

If Obama had really charged in there riding the forceful energy of the historic election, there really could have been an historic "first hundred days." Instead of what happened, which is the Obamas got a dog.

"Change Is Hard": Obama A Year After Election

AFP | Stephen Collinson | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics


The tale of the turbulent year since Barack Obama's historic election win is told by his evolving political theme: once he promised "Change We Can Bel...

Health Insurance Reformers Continue Coming Out in Massive Numbers Saturday

Jeremy Bird | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Jeremy Bird

We knew change was not going to come easy. It never has. But, it is coming. I can feel it in the air here in Milwaukee.

Hope 2.0: Standing With Obama Over the Long Haul

Mark Klempner | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


Mark Klempner

It's not that I object to critical thinking. We need it. Yet, while we're reminding Obama of his promises and scrutinizing him on his decisions, we need to stand with him.

When Will They Ever Learn?

Mike Lux | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics


Mike Lux

One thing is absolutely clear from what has happened over the last week in the health care debate: fundamental change has not come to Washington, D.C.

Barack, What Happened to All the Change You Promised?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics


John W. Whitehead

Americans need a president who understands the urgency of their situation and reflects that sobriety -- not one who's enjoying a jet-setting lifestyle at taxpayer expense.

Obama-Mania: An Opportunity but Also a Bottom Line

John L. Esposito | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics


John L. Esposito

If Obama doesn't deliver significantly, disillusionment and anti-Americanism will increase among the very people who were euphoric at his election.

From Nashville to Copenhagen

Lance Simmens | Posted 06.20.2009 | Green


Lance Simmens

It is all too easy to fall into the trap of reciting dire and dour statistics to illuminate just how serious this crisis is. It is far more difficult to illustrate the interconnectivity of issues and events.

The Obama Revolution

Alan Kennedy-Shaffer | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics


Alan Kennedy-Shaffer

The Obama Revolution is more than a revolution of policy proposals, campaign decisions, and lofty rhetoric. It is a revolution in the way we think about ourselves and act on our convictions.

Dr. Dean's Return To My-Way-Or-The-Highway Politics

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics


Kathleen Reardon

The important thing is to be sure that while we're endeavoring to achieve universal health care, we don't do so only or largely on the backs of ill people.

When Is It Going To Get Better?

Michael Lutin | Posted 03.21.2009 | Living


Michael Lutin

How long, how many bumps, crashes, scrapes and whacks, will it take before we actually see that the change that is actually happening is not the change that even Obama expected?

When The Shift Hits The Fan

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 03.14.2009 | Living


Dr. Judith Rich

Shift Happens! Change, it turns out, is not a tidy process. Anyone who's ever been through a divorce or quit their job or perhaps more commonly n...

An Open Letter to President Obama

Jason Pollock | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics


Jason Pollock

You have forever changed what it means to be the President of the United States and I'm so grateful and happy for your existence.

The Difference Between Hope and Change

David Sirota | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


David Sirota

I think we're excited at the prospect of change, but fear being fooled by mere hope. After all, those two concepts -- hope and change -- are not the same thing.

Smart Power and the New Secretary of State

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics


Kathleen Reardon

Smart power in the service of the robust diplomacy Clinton intends to implement is about listening, learning what the other side truly wants and needs rather than reliance on assumptions.

Moving from 'Yes, We Can' to Yes We Are!

Michelle Cote | Posted 02.21.2009 | Living


Michelle Cote

After this week's celebrations end, we will have to follow Dr. King's example and reinvest our energy and optimism into efforts whose benefits many not be fully seen for many years to come.

The Chance To Change

Kevin Coval | Posted 02.20.2009 | Chicago


Kevin Coval

Today is a day to dream immensely and get ready for the work that is to come.

Our Hope in Obama, Our Hearts to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jack Healey | Posted 02.15.2009 | Living


Jack Healey

We miss Dr Martin Luther King, Jr each day. His day, our day, asks each of us to stand up for decency and justice and non violence in our time, in our community, in our family, and in our world.

A Grand Opportunity for a Global President

Shuja Nawaz | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics


Shuja Nawaz

Expectations for Obama are high and no where more than in the Muslim World that has seen the past decade marked by a threatened Clash of Civilizations between it and the West.

Now We Can

Rick Siegel | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics


Rick Siegel

Now we can and must demand better ethical standards from our bankers, financial advisors, corporate and political leaders.

The Fierce Urgency of Now: Why the Obama Administration Must Appoint an NIH Director Committed to Cures

Lou Weisbach | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics


Lou Weisbach

There must be a place in the NIH where the discovery of knowledge is focused on preventing or curing the diseases of our loved ones.

Obama's Chicago Soul: President's Ideals Tie Him To City's Music Legends

Chicago Sun-Times | Dave Hoekstra | Posted 02.11.2009 | Chicago


President-elect Barack Obama paid homage to Chicago soul in his Grant Park acceptance speech. He riffed on Wendell Phillips High graduate Sam Cooke by...

Why and How President Obama Will Succeed Beyond Our Wildest Dreams

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics


Frank Schaeffer

This President has the backing of the frightened majority of Americans. We are ready to do whatever it takes to help our new President do whatever it takes to save us.

I Vote for Peace

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 01.29.2009 | Living


Dr. Susan Corso

There is no common definition of peace. Instead, it means different things at different times to different people. True peace is a dynamic way of being in the world wherein all are blessed.